modrider666 Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Hi, I have my new 05 team with rear profile, and im finding it very hard to get tension (Y) , At the minuite im running a fairly used kool chain and no chain tugs (yes i no this could be the problem i have no tension) but my gusset chaintugs will not go on the frame because of the dropouts. So at the minuite i am just having to pull my wheel back but this is causing my maguras to run very close to my tyres :blink:" . Has anyone got any ideas please. I was thinking get a new chain, i was looking at the khe collapse chain or the shadow conspiracy chain (the one made up os half links), either file my gusset chain tugs to make them fit in my dropouts or get some try-all snail cam. Thanks alot everyone. p.s is it usual for a new profile to skip occasionly. Thanks Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobnobs Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Snail cams, only tensioners i would recommend. Profiles skip when they are bedding in, well my friends did, ride around lots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 (edited) Get some snail cams. (Y) Damn you hobnobs! :blink: Edited September 12, 2005 by JT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Papasnap Maher Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 www.freshproducts.co.uk get some snail cams (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modrider666 Posted September 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 thanks alot everyone for the fast replys, nether dealt with snail cams are they hard to use etc (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Hey Peter, Yeah, it's fairly common for Profiles to skip when they're new. All the parts have got to bed in and stuff like that, so it takes a few rides to get it's shit together, really. A new chain like the Collapse might sort you out. If you're running an old chain, it will have stretched and therefore a new one might fit a little better ('cos the wheel will be in a different place in the drop-outs). I wouldn't really recommend the Shadow chain. They seem to stretch pretty quickly, so they're just not really worth the fairly high price tag. Try filing the Gusset tugs down before wasting money on snail cams you might not need (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modrider666 Posted September 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Thanks alot mark, yer im gonna try and file the tugs down tomorow. If that is unsucsseful i will just get some cams. But im gonna defintely get a new chain. Mine has had a fair bit of battering now (Y)" . Gonna get the collapse chain :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Hey Peter, Yeah, it's fairly common for Profiles to skip when they're new. All the parts have got to bed in and stuff like that, so it takes a few rides to get it's shit together, really. A new chain like the Collapse might sort you out. If you're running an old chain, it will have stretched and therefore a new one might fit a little better ('cos the wheel will be in a different place in the drop-outs). I wouldn't really recommend the Shadow chain. They seem to stretch pretty quickly, so they're just not really worth the fairly high price tag. Try filing the Gusset tugs down before wasting money on snail cams you might not need :blink: ← (Y)" yer, my profile was a bit skippy at first, soon settled down and has given me tons of reliable performance :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobnobs Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Its a very nice chain, get the black/black if you can, blatantly coolest. Make sure you take care when joining, and make sure the pin is even distances out on both sides. If you do, i doubt it would ever snap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyzplace Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Is that the collapse your on about? If so where can you get the all black ones? (Y)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyroo Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 On my 04 team, I just filed a rounded edge onto some onza tugs, and it sits in those and gives me perfect tension all the time.... if you do get a new chain, try and stretch it out a bit before putting the filed tugs on otherwise they will be hell to get on or you will file them down, the chain will stretch and you wont have the correct tension. I just had one in the driveside while i was stretching out a new chain... then I could put the second one on and the tension was perfecto! (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 This is how I did it: Or just get some snail cams, yeah. As others have said - just give your Profile a little while to settle down :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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